John Gorka - Paradise once

These birds don't sing in the rain ^F They're waiting for the sun to shine ^C But I'm a man and a man-made ^Fthing I can sing out ^Amanytime ^G

I can sing in the tr^Fees I'll sing before the rivers rise ^G Maybe make you beli^Feve G-Am That we were part of paradise G F G-Am We could be part of paradise 'Cause we were^G part of para^Fdise, o^Cnce ^{F C}

I don't have any wings ^F But there are nights when I can fly ^C And I'll give you all of my ^Frings Like I'm the oldest ^Amtree alive ^G

But I can't stand like a tre^Fe And you can cut me down to size ^G Even make me beli^Feve G-Am That we were part of paradise G F G-Am We could be part of paradise 'Cause we were^G part of para^Fdise, o^Cnce ^{F C}

Nothing ever gets lost ^F Just the pieces move a^Cround And I can't figure out the cost^F I know that it will even out ^G

Without feather or br^Fanch Love brings you closer to the skies ^G It can give you back the ^Fchance G-Am To be where it was paradise G F G-Am To see a part of paradise To be a ^Gpart of para^Fdise, o^Cnce ^{F C}